Michael wanted to decorate the stairwell of the music studio with a timeline of influential musicians. The assistant created portrait drawings of Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra in different styles to represent the 1950s-1960s. They experimented with different compositions combining the portraits with sheet music and received feedback from Michael on which designs and styles best fit his vision. The final design arranged the portraits along an ascending sheet music ribbon in a way that aligned with Michael's goals for decorating the space.